Meghaduta 9

9

āpṛcchasva priyasakham amuṃ tuṅgam āliṅgya śailaṃ vandyaiḥ puṃsāṃ raghupatipadair aṅkitaṃ mekhalāsu
kāle kāle bhavati bhavatā yasya saṃyogam etya snehavyaktiś ciravirahajaṃ muñcato bāṣpam uṣṇam //

Softly, softly, as a favourable wind propels thee, and on thy left side the water-greedy Chataka exults sweetly with a pleasant song. Surely, as delighting the eye thou floatest in the sky, the cranes forming a row will pay thee homage, as they know by thy approach of the happy time of gestation.